Multiunit mattress



Aug. 5, 1930. r. POSS 1,772,225

MULTIUNIT MATTRESS Filed Feb. 11, 1929 I H" I 5 I I HI" 3 f 4 I i HIIIII [12 E i I 5 E 7 I F 8 Eli-E -Z INVENTOR J2 ELLE B BY THOMAS S ATTORNEYPatented Aug. 5, 1930 V V I UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE Applicationfiled February 11, 1929. Serial No. 338,987.

This invention relates to amulti-unit matat the sides of the springsection as illustress and its object is to provide units of a trated.Cotton, felt, hair or like material shape and size adapted to be laidside by side 18 is stuffed between the spring section and on a bed, orlike piece of furniture. the top cover and the said cover is tied down Afurther object is the combination in at intervals as seen at 19.Stufling is also 55 each of the said units of a supporting frame, placedin the side portions as shown at 20. spring elements, and a padded toplayer. A bottomcovering 21 is secured over the base Another object is ameans for holding the of the unit. units closely together in theirassembled Referring now to Figure 5 the units are 10 formation. shownassembled side by side. Two or more 60 These and other objects andfeatures of may be used as required. These may be held the inventionwill be fully set forth and dein position by clamps as that seen at 25the scribed in the following specification and ilconstruction of whichis illustrated in Figlustrated in the accompanying drawings, in 'ures 6,7 and 8 of the drawings. These clamps which: each comprise a crosselement 26 which is per- Fig. 1 is a top view of a mattress unit.forated as seen at 27. To this is slidably at- Fig. 2 is a bottom viewof same. tached the end members 28 which are slotted Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line 3-3 as at 29 and retained by the bolts asseen at 30. of Figure 1. At the end of the slidable member a spring Fig.4 is the marginal top frame of the latch 31 is attached and this engagesthe 70 spring section of the mattress. perforations of the element 26. Afinger grip Fig. 5 illustrates three of the units assem- 32 is providedon the latch for pressing down bled together and held in position by abase to open the clamp. clamp. When the units are placed in position,the Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary side end members of the clampsarepushed tightview of one end of the base clamp. ly against the sides asshown; and when it is Fig. 7 is a top view of the elements seen indesired to open the clamps, a unit is slightly Figure 6. lifted to giveaccess to the latch element. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of a slidableTwo, or more clamps may be used as desired. clamp member with latchattached thereto. The mattress as shown has many desirable Referring nowto Figures 1, 2, 8 and 1 of features and advantages such as easeofhanthe drawings; the construction is as follows: dling due to the smallsize and light weight A unit 10 is built upon a base frame 11 which ofthe units. It is also easy to brush off and is preferably of wood.Springs 12 are seclean and is very sanitary and of neat and cured tothis base frame and rest upon it and attractive appearance.

upon cross strands 13 which are stretched Having thus described theinvention, what across the said frame. These springs are tied is claimedas new and desired to be secured together and also tied to the saidstrands. by Letters Patent, is as follows: I These strands may be ofwire, or any other In an article of the character described, an suitablematerial, or may be of strap formaassembly of mattress units adapted tobe tion. placed together, and a clamp element adapt- A marginal frame14, preferably of wire, ed to be used under the said units and to comislaid over the top of the springs and has press the same together, thesaid clamp elecross strands thereon in similar formation to mentcomprising a base member, slidable end those of the bottom element.Canvas 15 is members mounted thereon by means of slots stretched overthe top and sides and secured therein and; supporting bolts which areseto the bottom frame. Acovering 16 is secured cured to the said basemember, vertical end over the top of the spring section, and an portionson the said slidable members, peroutside cover 17 is secured over thetop and forations in the said base member, and latches 1'00 on the saidslidable members adapted to engage the said perforations and to lock theclamps in position.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this9th day of- February, A. D. 1929.

THOMAS Poss.

